Me and Amanda JaronWhen I first started blogging, I did it as little more than to create a place or home on the web where I could show some of my work and have a place to connect with my clients and fellow artists. I really had no idea what I was in for! This seems to be the same story I have heard from so many of my blogging friends. Who knew we were to discover an entire community, support group and social club not bound by miles, age, race or creed? Just a group of people from many different walks of life who share similar interests. Blogging and meeting so many of you over the net has been an unbelievable creative outlet and source of inspiration in my life.
This week I had the distinct pleasure of meeting jewelry designer and fellow Floridian and blogger, Amanda Jaron. She is actually the first blogger friend I have met in person and it took another blogger all the way in Scotland to connect us! Ronda Carman of All The Best had featured Amanda and her beautiful jewelry designs on her blog over a year ago and when Amanda saw a post Ronda did on me shortly after that, she contacted me and we realized we were both in Florida and not too far apart.
Amanda left her glamorous and fast-paced New York life a few years ago to live her dream and raise her family here on Florida's Gulf Coast. Her company, A. Jaron, has been expanding ever since. Her upscale and sophisticated designs are featured in many Saks Fifth Avenue stores across the country, as well as on her website and the Home Shopping Network. We just had the first opportunity to meet this week.
Amanda is a lovely, warm and talented person and it was such a joy to meet her. There was so much to talk about and it was very interesting to get to know her a little. If you are not familiar with her work, please take a moment to check out her website and blog. It's great to meet a fellow artist and blogger with whom I share many of the same challenges and passions in life. I hope there will be many more meetings with so many more of you bloggers out there!! I look forward to it!
11 comments:
How fun! I recently had my first bloggie friend "date" and it's really kind of a funny thing. We had a blast, and really knew so much about each other although we'd never met! It's strange, and wonderful :) The bloggie community has been such a great experience!
Anne, THANK YOU for your kind words. I had a wonderful time! I look forward to another cofffee soon! A Big Thank you to Ronda Carman as well! What a wonderful world! ~A
Looks like fun!!
Oh what a treat to meet! I hope we can meet in person this year.
How fun! I hope to meet some blogger friends one day! Pretty picture :-)
What a joy you are to have in this crazy blogland, Anne. I know I'm not the only one who thinks so! Thanks for introducing us to Amanda and her work!!
Beautimous!
you are both just gorgeous!
two of the prettiest bloggers out there - that's for darn sure! just beautiful. ok - we're next, Anne!
What a wonderful photo of you two! I looked at Amanda's website and blog. Her work is fabulous. I have run into Mrs Blandings a couple of times, when we were both in a rush. It would be great to actually sit down and chat with a blogger friend in person!
I'll agree with Cote de Texas. . .
I don't know how I missed this post!!! So happy you two met in person! What a beautiful photo!
Best,
Ronda
xoxo
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